Be sure to come out to the book signing today at the Kendallville Public Library in Kendallville, Indiana, from 3pm-5pm!
Changing of the Guard
After much deliberation, Tina Moreau has submitted her resignation as the Operations Manager of Absolute XPress. For the last year she has been a tremendous champion of our authors and AXP, and is leaving some big shoes to fill. Please join us in saying farewell.
It’s been an exciting and memorable year with Absolute XPress, and I wanted to take this opportunity to bid you all adieu and let you know that my last day is Friday, August 14. A lot has been accomplished in just a year and I am truly proud of the time and effort contributed to see what AXP could and has become. I have met some fabulous people (authors, readers, and everyone in between) and even though I will miss you all I am looking forward to the new challenges I will face as I start a new phase of my career.
Unfortunately, AXP has not found someone to replace me at this time. This means that the projects we have scheduled/contracted for 2010 will still be completed, however until a new manager is found next years projects are on hold until further notice. AXP will also be closed to submissions, and this includes the Flash Fiction Challenge.
If you are interested in applying for the Operations Manager position, stay tuned to this blog for a job posting from AXP’s owner, Brian Hades, in the coming days.
I wish everyone the best of luck on their journeys, and please keep writing and reading.
Cheers,
Tina Moreau
Flash Fiction Challenge # 5
Sorry to have to report that are we going to delay the start of this challenge.
We’ve been busy — with five books released so far this year and six more in the works — and we need to make some changes.
So, we’re opening up a position for an editor/manager, delaying “Flash Fiction Challenge #5″, and forging ahead with the current production.
If you know of anyone who might be interested, or if you are interested, in working with us please pop us an e-mail.
Watch for more news and a detailed job posting.
Women of the Apocalypse Won!
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that back in March “Women of the Apocalypse” was nominated in two Categories for the Canadian Aurora Awards.
The entire anthology, written by Eileen Bell, Billie Milholland, Roxanne Felix and Ryan McFadden, was nominated under the BEST WORK IN ENGLISH (OTHER) category, and the novella “Pawns Dreaming of Roses” written by Eileen Bell was nominated under the BEST SHORT-FORM WORK IN ENGLISH category.
So it is with great pleasure that we pass along the good news:
“Women of the Apocalypse” won in BOTH categories.
Last Sunday, at Key-Con in Winnipeg, Manitoba, three of the Apocalyptic Four accepted the award along with AXP’s owner Brian Hades (in the picture above). Eileen Bell also accepted one for her novella (the picture to the right).
This kind of “double win” was unheard of until Robert J. Sawyer did it 1997 and then again in 2000. Since both Eileen and Ryan were once students of Robert it seems his luck might have rubbed off on them (of course, we should mention that Robert J. Sawyer won an Aurora as well this year for Best Novel in English for “Wake”). A full list of this year’s winners and nominees can be found on the Aurora Awards Website.
“Women of the Apocalypse” is a novella collection about four women who are accidentally chosen to take up the mantles of champions and save the world from the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Four writers, four horsemen, four Women of the Apocalypse. The world will never be the same again.
For more information about this book, and how to buy your very own copy, check out the Book Page on this site. You can also check out the Women of the Apocalypse website for all the latest updates and to find out where the Apocalyptic four (and Cardboard Ryan from the picture above) will show up next.
We’ve Been Nominated!!
AXP is proud to announce that our Novella collection “Women of the Apocalypse” has been nominated twice for an Aurora Award (Canadian Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature – like the Hugo in the USA).
The entire anthology, written by Eileen Bell, Billie Milholland, Roxanne Felix and Ryan McFadden, has been nominated under the BEST WORK IN ENGLISH (OTHER) category.
But not only that. The novella “PAWNS DREAMING OF ROSES” written by Eileen Bell has been nominated under the BEST SHORT-FORM WORK IN ENGLISH category.
AXP is thrilled that Eileen and her fellow authors have touched so many lives that they were nominated for such a prestigious award. It’s a fantastic start to the 2010 year.
If anyone is attending Keycon, May 21-23 2010, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, we hope that you will show your support and vote for these works.
